Out of the blue Jodie becomes the heir of a house and a past she knew nothing of. After all, her mother had refused to acknowledge their existence. The reasons for this she took with her into the grave. Jodie's delight with the house is short-lived.

Because the house had been a witness. Of everything that went on.

It was the unwilling custodian of memories that were not its own. Ones that had soaked into the walls, into the bricks and mortar, the beams, the floors and ceilings. Ones that, to its surprise and dismay, grimly hung on and would not let go. The only way to get rid of them would be to air them and share them . . .

​The Smell of Memory is a psychological thriller. It explores the long-lasting impact bad relationships within a family can have.